Before New Years, Update DEERS
12/20/2018
Is your information current in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting
System (DEERS)? Before the year ends, be sure you and your familys
information is up to date and correct. Incorrect information in DEERS can
cause problems with TRICARE claims and other health care benefits. To remain
eligible for TRICARE coverage, you must keep your information up to date in
DEERS. (Please visit https://tricare.mil/deers for more DEERS update
information.)
What is DEERS? DEERS is a database of active duty and retired service
members, their family members, and others who are eligible for TRICARE.
Maintaining your DEERS record is key to getting your TRICARE benefits.
Qualifying Life Events and DEERS
If you experience a Qualifying Life Event (QLE), update DEERS. A QLE is a
certain change in your life, such as marriage, the birth of a child, or a
child going away to college, which may mean different TRICARE options are
available to you. Therefore, its essential to update and verify your
information in DEERS anytime you experience a QLE. Remember, your Social
Security number (SSN) and the SSNs of all of your covered family members
must be in DEERS for your TRICARE coverage to be accurate. For more QLE
related information, please visit https://tricare.mil/LifeEvents.)
How to Make Updates:
You have several options for updating and verifying DEERS information. You
can make changes in person, by phone, online, or by mail. To add or remove
family members, visit a local ID card office. Only sponsors can add a family
member in DEERS. Family members age 18 and older may update their own
contact information. To update your information, choose one of these
options:
Phone: Call 1-800-538-9552 (TTY/ TDD: 1-866-363-2883) or fax updates
to 1-800-336-4416
Online: Log into milConnect at
https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/
Mail: Mail updates to:
Defense Manpower Data Center Support Office
Attention: COA
400 Gigling Road
Seaside, CA 93955-6771
NOTE: To locate the ID card office closest to you, go to
https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl/appj/site;jsessionid=h_LYCWIbNnjnzTOh9AVx5gDD-z
AzblsBeaQ5d7HS4sZSXogcMCfE!1173247841?execution=e1s1
Find more information about DEERS on the TRICARE website at
https://www.tricare.mil/deers. ;
Take command of your health and start the New Year with your DEERS
information up to date.
SOURCE: TRICARE News Release at
https://www.tricare.mil/CoveredServices/BenefitUpdates/Archives/12_20_18_Bef
ore_New_Years_Update_DEERS
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Christmas and a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year! -- Respectfully,
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